By authorizing fruit flavors, FDA is once again exacerbating the risk of chronic disease and death for a new generation.

Crypto ATMs are found in almost every town in Illinois. You have probably seen one in your local gas station or grocery store.

We don’t need a study. We need action. We need to stop this.

A $5 million donation from Big Tobacco proceeded the vaping decision. Reynolds sent along a check for $5 million and the President switched his position on this. This is ghastly, to think that we are allowing this to occur.

State-sanctioned killing is not an effective way to make our country safe. It is not guaranteed to only punish the guilty. It is not who we are.

Imagine if Joe Biden went this far [with a DOJ slush fund]. Would we have a hearing in the Judiciary Committee? I certainly know we would and you do too.

You are the third judicial nominee before this Committee who has served as one of President Trump’s personal attorneys… Why should we trust you under these circumstances to place the Constitution and your professional obligations ahead of…

It’s undeniable that the climate crisis is bringing more severe flooding to Illinois. Given this, we must ensure that Illinoisans have the resources to protect their lives and homes from flood damage.

We urge you to obligate Congressionally appropriated FY26 funds in Public Law 119-75 for Ukraine and the Baltic Security Initiative (BSI) without any further delay.

To prioritize rewarding these insurrectionists as if they have been victimized while hard-working, honest Americans struggle to make ends meet in this economy of skyrocketing food and gas prices is indefensible.

This plan will damage our humanitarian and diplomatic efforts for generations to come, and undermines our reputation in the world.

Toxic hazards like PFAS and lead in our drinking water are public health threats to Illinoisans, especially with the recent proposal from the Trump Administration to roll back drinking water limits for PFAS.

The American people deserve accountability and transparency as to who is eligible to receive payment from this fund, particularly whether individuals who participated in the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the United States Capitol…

We urge FDA to rescind this decision immediately.

Decades after FDA’s initial approval of mifepristone and years after the in-person dispensing requirement was eliminated, the Fifth Circuit on an ‘emergency’ basis ordered FDA to re-impose this onerous nationwide restriction on all…

Can you commit to protecting our OIB sites like Rock Island Arsenal from further job cuts?

I am deeply concerned as I learn about the Administration’s plans to reduce forces in this theater.

The President is making sure that those who fought to undermine a free and fair election and those who attacked this Capitol building cash in—not the hardworking families of America who are struggling mightily to get by.

Nonetheless, President Trump continues to nominate his personal attorneys to serve as judges.

The death penalty is not a punishment reserved for the worst of the worst; it is one reserved for the poorest of the poor.

Tomorrow, the State of Tennessee is planning to kill Tony Carruthers, a man with a severe mental health condition, who was forced to represent himself in a murder trial 30 years ago.

Americans are struggling to afford everyday essentials, our country is in an unnecessary war in Iran, and gas prices are soaring.

Across this country, Republican lawmakers and litigators are using every trick in the book to rig the rules of the game. Why? They’re afraid of losing in November.

The Administration continues to betray the core purpose of asylum law: welcoming desperate men, women, and children from around the world who are trying to escape horrific violence and persecution.

The declaration from this Supreme Court in this case [Louisiana v. Callais] as well as the political position of many of my colleagues is: ‘we don’t need it anymore; we don’t have discrimination anymore.’ I don’t believe that’s true.